https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/6/islamic-new-year-what-you-need-to-know?
The upcoming Hijri new year marking the start of the Muslim lunar calendar will fall during the second week of August.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/5/30/how-a-palestinian-man-with-autism-was-killed-by-israeli-police
One year on, a mother remembers the day her son, Eyad al-Halaq, was shot and killed by Israeli police.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somalia-leaders-deal-for-elections-3416242
Agreement paves the way for the country to hold indirect elections, likely before August this year.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-imposes-restrictions-ethiopia-assistance-over-tigray-2021-05-23/
Ethiopia accused the United States on Monday of meddling in its affairs after Washington announced restrictions on economic and security assistance over alleged human rights abuses during the conflict in the northern Tigray region.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-began-second-phase-filling-giant-dam-early-may-sudan-says-2021-05-25/
Ethiopia began the second phase of filling the reservoir behind its giant Grand Renaissance Dam in early May, a senior Sudanese official said on Tuesday, a process expected to accelerate in July and August after seasonal rains.
https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/chancellor-digital-currencies-are-no-stablecoin-2021-05-11/
Digital coins issued by central banks could prove the most significant financial innovation since the invention of paper money. Central bankers claim their new money will drive bitcoin and other cryptos out of the market. But if the early history of paper money is any guide, a digital currency at the outset will be no “stablecoin”, and is more likely to prove a force for inflation and other economic woes.
https://addisstandard.com/opinion-the-case-for-ceasefire-dialogue-and-reconciliation-in-tigray-why-and-how/
Vandalised and looted health centre in May Kuhl. Tigray, Ethiopia, March 2021. Picture: MSF Addis Abeba, May 08/2021 - The war in Tigray is now in its 6th month. The human and material damage is yet to be fully assessed, but is expected to be […]
https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/606475
“I have lost everything,” said Misrah, as she struggles to recount the most traumatic of events, witnessing the deaths of her three children.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20712.doc.htm
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/05/08/the-digital-currencies-that-matter
Get ready for Fedcoin and the e-euro
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